Autumn Returns

in soft signs of autumns return cool night air settles on the land and refreshed, earth breathes in the mist exhaled as morning dew on grass grasses sprout fresh and green again in soft signs of autumns return bright pansies nod floppy faces dampened by rainbow sun showers tree leaves are curling yellow-edged ripe pumpkins glow golden orange in soft signs of autumns return summer has matured on the vine dawn and dusk rise and fade slowly sunlight mellows to golden hues days shorten preparing for rest in soft signs of autumns return Hint of Autumn Poetry Contest Sponsor Regina McIntosh 28 August 2022